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WTRFG - Vocab
Study Set
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| residential | A neighborhood of houses; an area where people live. |
| sanitation | The cleaning of an infested area; cleaning a dirty area. |
| scold | To angrily correct someone; to rebuke someone. |
| sheen | A soft luster or shine on a surface. |
| allot | To give or apportion something to someone. |
| sacrifice | Something offered, given up or surrendered for the sake of something else. |
| commotion | A loud uproar or disturbance of silence. |
| fester | To cause an increasing irritation, bitterness or deterioration. |
| errand | A short trip taken to attend to business or a task. |
| astonishment | A feeling of great surprise and wonder. |
| muster | To cause, to gather, to call forth. |
| provisions | A stock of needed materials or supplies. |
| bawl | To cry out loudly, unrestrainedly; to wail. |
| querying | A questioning, doubting or inquiring look. |
| woe | A condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief. |
| peculiarity | The quality or state of being unique; a distinguishing characteristic. |
| persistence | The act of being stubborn, resolute or insistent. |
| leverage | The act of gaining more power; to boost something up higher. |
| plead | To make an emotional or heartfelt appeal to someone |
| resistance | The act of being stubborn; being oppositional |
| nonchalant | An air of easy unconcern, indifference, calmness, relaxation |
| belligerent | Exhibiting assertiveness, having a big ego, false pride or combativeness |
| hysterical | A feeling or showing of extreme, unrestrained emotion |
| rile | To make agitated, angry or upset |
| plight | An unfortunate, difficult, or precarious situation |
| disposition | An attitude, inclination or a tendency to act in a certain manner |
| leering | Indicating a lewd, sly or malicious intent. To stare aggressively at someone |
| wily | Crafty, sly, clever |
| taut | Having no give or slack; tightly drawn |
| brute | Purely physical, cruel, savage, harsh |
| coax | To influence or gently urge; to persuade |
| barring | Excluding by exception |
| codger | Often a mildly eccentric older person, usually an elderly man |
| pitch | To set up or fix firmly into place |
| domain | A territory or region distinctively marked |
| jinx | Something(s) that brings bad luck, a state or spell of misfortune |
| pruned | To cut off or trim for a better shape or a nicer appearance |
| bluff | A high, steep bank |
| flitting | To move with quickness; a stealthy, swift movement |
| spectacles | A device used to correct defects in vision; glasses |
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